Mark Martin, a NASCAR Sprint Cup series veteran, said in early June after qualifying at Pocono that he fully expects to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, which is Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“I’m planning on winning the Brickyard in the No. 8 car,” Martin said then, matter-of-factly. “We have the stuff, we have the team. The cars are awesome on flat tracks like Phoenix and Richmond. I believe we can adapt that setup to work better at Indy.”
“I’ve been looking to this race for quite some time, actually,” Martin said. “A few weeks ago, we kind of shocked everyone in the media center when I said that we were going to Indy looking to win the Brickyard 400, but I meant what I said. Indy is one of the crown jewels of racing, and we have the team that can get it done.
“Sometimes miracles happens, and it all works out. It almost did at Daytona for us last year, and Daytona and the Brickyard are the two that would be crown jewels of my career. This team can do it.”
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